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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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Just got a Wii u with my little bro over the weekend. Any games older games worth picking up on the cheap I might not know about? Is Wii Party U worth it if I need a motion plus controller and think the tablet games look adorable? Also, I'm pretty sure the pro controller is my dream game controller. The dpad is so loving good. Can't wait until some techno wizards figure out how to make it work with a computer.
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Jul 28, 2014 18:25
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Stan Taylor posted:Also, I'm pretty sure the pro controller is my dream game controller. The dpad is so loving good. Can't wait until some techno wizards figure out how to make it work with a computer. I used this, which sets it up with Bluetooth and allows it to act as an Xbox 360 controller for the PC or as a generic controller using a switch on the side. This lets it work with the PS3 as well for some reason. Didn't notice any lag playing Saints Row IV, a bunch of indie games, and Bioshock Infinite with it on PC or BlazBlue on PS3. Caveats: Xbox 360 mode matches the names of the buttons as opposed to position. So when it displays A on the screen it means the A button on the controller even though on the two controllers they're in different locations. Weird to get used to but not uncomfortable. Also, when connected to a PS3, there doesn't appear to be a way to get to the PS3 menu in-game, but the buttons all matched. There are other solutions involving directly connection via Bluetooth, but I couldn't get it to work without installing a new Bluetooth stack. Just Andi Now fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jul 28, 2014 |
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Jul 28, 2014 18:34
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Stan Taylor posted:Can't wait until some techno wizards figure out how to make it work with a computer. You're in luck! EFB
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Jul 28, 2014 18:34
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Tender Bender posted:Does Wii Sports Club go on sale ever/often? I saw I had a free trial of it and just played an online baseball match. It was pretty fun but the price tag is kind of steep.
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Jul 28, 2014 18:37
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Jul 28, 2014 18:59
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I don't have a Wii U yet but I'm planning to get one soon and I want to take advantage of the MK8 free game offer by buying that ahead of time. Am I going to run into problems redeeming the free game that comes with MK8 since I won't have a console by July 31? Can I create a Nintendo network account and redeem it over the internet or will I need a serial number or something?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:00
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A PC Game posted:I don't have a Wii U yet but I'm planning to get one soon. Am I going to run into problems redeeming the free game that comes with MK8 since I won't have a console by July 31? Can I create a Nintendo network account and redeem it over the internet or will I need a serial number or something? You just need to make a Club Nintendo account and register the game with the lil insert that's inside of the case.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:00
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A PC Game posted:I don't have a Wii U yet but I'm planning to get one soon and I want to take advantage of the MK8 free game offer by buying that ahead of time. Am I going to run into problems redeeming the free game that comes with MK8 since I won't have a console by July 31? Can I create a Nintendo network account and redeem it over the internet or will I need a serial number or something?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:01
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I'm sorry I have to do this guys without reading the thread to find the right bundle but my boss wants to get me a wii u for all the amazing work I've done and he's being super impulsive about it... $400... which store should we go to and what should I buy?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:02
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ethanol posted:I'm sorry I have to do this guys without reading the thread to find the right bundle but my boss wants to get me a wii u for all the amazing work I've done and he's being super impulsive about it... $400... which store should we go to and what should I buy? 400 bucks for a financial year's worth of bjs seems a little steep I dunno
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Jul 28, 2014 19:05
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ethanol posted:I'm sorry I have to do this guys without reading the thread to find the right bundle but my boss wants to get me a wii u for all the amazing work I've done and he's being super impulsive about it... $400... which store should we go to and what should I buy?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:10
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ethanol posted:I'm sorry I have to do this guys without reading the thread to find the right bundle but my boss wants to get me a wii u for all the amazing work I've done and he's being super impulsive about it... $400... which store should we go to and what should I buy? Go anywhere and buy whatever package comes with the game you like most. Do not get a white one (if you see a Skylanders package, stay away from it), as those are 8GB systems, and you want the Deluxe 32GB system. If you can find a Mario Kart 8 package, get that one (but all reports have them being sold out for quite some time). So three rules: 1. Get a black "Deluxe"" version. 2. If you have a choice, just go with the one that has the game you're most likely to enjoy. 3. Unless you find a Mario Kart 8 package. Get that one.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:13
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deafmute posted:At Target you can get a $25 gift card if you buy the New Super Mario Bros U bundle($299.99). Beyond that get Mario Kart 8 and register it before 7/31 to get one of Windwaker/Wii Party U/Pikmin 3 for free. There aren't a lot of other deals going around right now but you could use the $25 gift card along with the remaining amount you have to spend to get Super Mario 3d World. Or you could just buy the system bundle and get the remaining amount in eShop cards to download the aforementioned games and get extra money back($5 for every $50 spent) on the eShop if you wanted to get a little extra value out of it. Thanks, I went the target route and got a whole lot of mario
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Jul 28, 2014 22:12
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I picked up Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper for less than 10 bucks today. I don't have a drat clue what's going on in this game other than smack the poo poo out of everything that moves. Something about Chinese dudes and Japanese dudes uniting to kill some demon or something. My son and I have played the last couple of hours and it's a lot of fun just killing thousands of enemy while imitating Japanese accents. Is this style of play what we can expect for this new Zelda game coming out?
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Jul 28, 2014 23:28
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Hekk posted:I picked up Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper for less than 10 bucks today. I don't have a drat clue what's going on in this game other than smack the poo poo out of everything that moves. Something about Chinese dudes and Japanese dudes uniting to kill some demon or something. My son and I have played the last couple of hours and it's a lot of fun just killing thousands of enemy while imitating Japanese accents. Yup, play one DW and you have a preeetty good idea on how the others are going to handle outside a few tweaks specific to each version.
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Jul 28, 2014 23:54
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Hekk posted:I picked up Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper for less than 10 bucks today. I don't have a drat clue what's going on in this game other than smack the poo poo out of everything that moves. Something about Chinese dudes and Japanese dudes uniting to kill some demon or something. My son and I have played the last couple of hours and it's a lot of fun just killing thousands of enemy while imitating Japanese accents. It should be very similar although it'll have its own core mechanical differences.
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Jul 28, 2014 23:57
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Stan Taylor posted:Just got a Wii u with my little bro over the weekend. Any games older games worth picking up on the cheap I might not know about? Is Wii Party U worth it if I need a motion plus controller and think the tablet games look adorable? It's okay, like Mario Party minus Mario. There's a real Mario Party coming at the end of the year if you'd rather wait for that, though. I'd also recommend Nintendo Land over Wii Party U, too - Best Buy had the Nintendo Land/Wiimote Plus bundle for $30 a few days ago, but I think it's sold out.
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Jul 29, 2014 01:21
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How do the Wii U VC games look on an HDTV? I'm thinking about getting Mega Man 2 just to play around with while I'm winding down for bed. Does it show in 4:3 on an HDTV or does it upconvert?
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Jul 29, 2014 15:19
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Its 4:3, appearing as close to original as possible. A lot of people think SNES looks blurry and NES looks great, or maybe the other way around, but it looks fine to me.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:27
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The Wii U outputs everything at 1080p, but it does preserve the aspect on all the VC and Wii games. It does put some minor filtering on the SNES and NES games, but it looks fine on my TV.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:27
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Elliotw2 posted:The Wii U outputs everything at 1080p, but it does preserve the aspect on all the VC and Wii games. I was just playing SNES Super Mario World last night, and my TV is 46". It looks fantastic - you'll have zero complaints.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:30
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Fremry posted:How do the Wii U VC games look on an HDTV? I'm thinking about getting Mega Man 2 just to play around with while I'm winding down for bed. Does it show in 4:3 on an HDTV or does it upconvert? I've only played Earthbound but it looks great in my television (32" 720p). Also if you're winding down for bed, you could always wind down for bed in bed with the gamepad, if your Wii U is close enough. I think Earthbound looks fantastic on the gamepad.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:37
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greatn posted:Its 4:3, appearing as close to original as possible. A lot of people think SNES looks blurry and NES looks great, or maybe the other way around, but it looks fine to me. SNES and GBA look great, NES looks off to me.    Not quite sure why that's happening since NES and SNES output resolution is basically the same. Also compare with NES Remix: 
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Jul 29, 2014 15:50
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From what I remember, Nintendo's NES emulator applies a filter onto the screen that replicates how the games would look on a CRT instead of giving us a clear and sharp image. That filter is permanently grafted on there and can't be disabled.
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Jul 29, 2014 15:52
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NES games look like the colors are washed out to me. His screenshots look similar.
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Jul 29, 2014 16:20
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ChaosArgate posted:From what I remember, Nintendo's NES emulator applies a filter onto the screen that replicates how the games would look on a CRT instead of giving us a clear and sharp image. That filter is permanently grafted on there and can't be disabled. Seriously? That's the dumbest thing ever. It's like adding pops and hisses to an MP3 because that's what vinyl used to have if you didn't take care of your equipment. Edit: Uggghhhh, that's so dumb. We spent decades of research and billions upon billions of dollars to create panels whose display exceeds CRT, and now that we have it, Nintendo puts a lovely filter on their games to undo all of that progress. Edit2: It's bad enough that I'm just not going to buy NES games. If a game I want shows up on Club Nintendo, I'll get it, but beyond that, I'll just emulate them and get the true colors. Fremry fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Jul 29, 2014 |
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Jul 29, 2014 16:29
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ChaosArgate posted:From what I remember, Nintendo's NES emulator applies a filter onto the screen that replicates how the games would look on a CRT instead of giving us a clear and sharp image. That filter is permanently grafted on there and can't be disabled. I don't recall NES games looking not-very-vibrant at all on CRTs. Then again I still own a CRT TV for my older games and it's not even a good one. 
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Jul 29, 2014 16:47
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I know there's an official Gamecube adapter coming out with Smash, is there any that work now? Don't care if it's 3rd party.
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Jul 29, 2014 18:00
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sba posted:I know there's an official Gamecube adapter coming out with Smash, is there any that work now? Don't care if it's 3rd party. There's a Mayflash one that works as a Wiimote extension and takes up the input as a Classic Controller. http://www.amazon.com/Mayflash-Nintendo-GameCube-Controller-Adapter-Wii/dp/B00BS520SG I have one. It's okay.
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Jul 29, 2014 18:10
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noirstronaut posted:There's a Mayflash one that works as a Wiimote extension and takes up the input as a Classic Controller. Cool, thanks!
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Jul 29, 2014 18:14
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I wish there was an easier way to play Gamecube games than plug it (or a Wii) into my TV. I can play some N64 games on my Wii U, why not GC? I'd like to play Double Dash, but it'd be a pain to dig out my GC box. Even though it won't happen, it'd be nice if having the GC controller adapter let you play GC games on the Wii U.
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Jul 29, 2014 19:42
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HJE-Cobra posted:I wish there was an easier way to play Gamecube games than plug it (or a Wii) into my TV. I can play some N64 games on my Wii U, why not GC? I'd like to play Double Dash, but it'd be a pain to dig out my GC box. You may be interested in this. http://gbatemp.net/threads/devolution-public-release.330554/ You'll still have to dig out your old Wii once, but after that you can lock it away forever and ever. Edit: VVV Gamepad doesn't work because it communicates over a wireless signal and Wii mode can't read that. Gamepad Pro works perfectly though!
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Jul 29, 2014 19:45
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If you homebrew the Wii Mode on your Wii U you should be able to play backups. It requires an additional homebrew program (Devolution) and you won't be able to use the Gamepad buttons, I don't think. Unless they've patched that in.
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Jul 29, 2014 19:45
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HJE-Cobra posted:I wish there was an easier way to play Gamecube games than plug it (or a Wii) into my TV. I can play some N64 games on my Wii U, why not GC? I'd like to play Double Dash, but it'd be a pain to dig out my GC box. Well, hmm. There are ways to make legal backups from a Wii and play them on a Wii U, but you would need to go through the Wii first. It's complicated, but the dev of the software is anti-piracy so the only way to make the games run is to verify ownership through a Wii (since the game needs to be read). There are other ways, but those are devilish heathens who support piracy.
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Jul 29, 2014 19:45
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Just saw that Samurai Warriors 3 for Wii is on clearance at Best Buy, $6.99: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samurai-warriors-3-nintendo-wii/1170726.p?id=1218229467108&skuId=1170726&st=categoryid$abcat0706002&lp=43&cp=1 This is the game that features an exclusive mode based on Mysterious Murasame Castle, a game that's received a little buzz lately due to the VC release and Takamaru's appearance in Smash (as an assist trophy).
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Jul 30, 2014 02:33
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Just saw that Samurai Warriors 3 for Wii is on clearance at Best Buy, $6.99: I strongly recommend playing it with a classic controller. The other control schemes just don't work very well.
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Jul 30, 2014 02:38
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ChaosArgate posted:You may be interested in this. Is there someway to attach the GBA player to the wii-u yet?
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Jul 30, 2014 02:42
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Just saw that Samurai Warriors 3 for Wii is on clearance at Best Buy, $6.99: No way that could be price matched, right?
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Jul 30, 2014 02:43
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The Taint Reaper posted:Is there someway to attach the GBA player to the wii-u yet? Nope. You're going to have to wait til the game you wanna play hits Wii U VC.
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Jul 30, 2014 02:48
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Soothing tones summon tornadoes to kill skeletons Sheik looks like a insanely fun character to use. All the ocarina songs are a nice touch to  (Should I still be posting these here as well? Figured it would be right)
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